Cultural heritage in educational scope at the town of Primavera do Leste/MT (1990-2012): between the experience and the institutional

Abstract

From the 1980s on, there has been an increase on debates regarding the definition of Cultural Heritage among the agencies responsible for its preservation. In this research, these concepts are related to the school environment, in two state schools in the town of Primavera do Leste, Mato Grosso. Everyday experiences of these school communities (students and educators) were analyzed through socioeconomic and cultural questionnaires, interviews and photographs. The cultural production fueled by practices of educators and students coming from different ethnic and/or cultural backgrounds, from various regions of Brazil, have been considered. The implications are sprayed on school practices, eating habits, dances, in verbal language, and are considered in the perceptions of schools’ Cultural Heritage. In this context, we investigate comparisons of notions of Cultural Heritage, listing the notes from the groups that comprise the analyzed schools, and whether there is a direct relationship between what was established by agencies responsible for this inheritance, and the actual preservation of such cultural heritage and society in Brazil.